"Hey Donald, why did you yell my name like that before, when the
Hoodlums were pulling me away?" Rai asked Donald. The others were snoozing.
"I mean, I know we're friends, but we haven't really known each other that
long."
"You did too." said Donald.
"Stop being stubborn, and just answer the question!" said Rai. Goofy turned over and snorted.
"Because... Well it's because..." Donald said, and then he gave a sigh. "Because it was like losing Sora all over again."
Rai stared at him. "What? But... Gramps just died of old age... that's not exactly losing him." said Rai.
"You don't... know?" said Donald softly.
"Know what?"
Donald sighed again. "Might as well tell you now, instead of waiting for your father to tell you. Well, to start off, Sora didn't die of old age. He..." Donald's voice caught. "He..."
"What? Donald, I didn't know you had a soft side." joked Rai.
"This ain't funny kid! What I'm trying to say is... Well, Sora, Riku, Goofy and I were on a mission to help save a planet called Earth. See, this Seto you fought is not as young as he appears. He's older than your parents. That's what he wanted from the world. It stopped him from physically getting any older. But that's not the point. As I was saying, we were on a mission to Earth..."
Donald's story is shown on the screen.
The scene looks like one from WWII, and Sora, Donald, and Goofy were crawling along on the battlefield.
"Donald!" hollered Sora over the sound of the battle going on around them. Sora is now in his mid-thirties. "Where's Riku!?"
"I don't know! I haven't seen him since the last bunker!" answered Donald.
"Look, I'm going in! The crystal is just beyond this hill, in the top and center of the tower! If I can get to it before Seto, we might have a chance!" yelled Sora.
"We're coming with you!" shouted Donald.
"No! Then we stand more chance of being seen and hit!" hollered Sora.
With that Sora leapt up and sprinted towards a now visible tower that was a couple yards in front of him. Suddenly, he found Heartless blocking the way, but he held up his hand while still running and shouted: "Thundaga!" The Heartless exploded from the searing thunderbolts, and Sora kept running. He ran into the tower, up several flights of stairs, and into a large, circular room. There in the center was a large crystal on a pedestal. But before he could get to it, he was thrown against the wall.
FFIX: Wicked Melody plays
Then Seto comes out from where the stairs ended, and he had a large sword, one the size of Sephiroth's. He was looking at the crystal with a funny gleam in his eyes, but Sora leapt up and cut a deep gash in his shoulder (the same one that Rai slashed later). Seto swirled around, bringing his sword with him, hoping to make short work of his attacker, but Sora brought the sword into a lock with his keyblade. Seto frowned with hate at him, and swung the sword several more times, Sora blocking them all. Then Seto stopped, and Sora took a mighty swing, cutting Seto's blade in two. Seto was flung to the floor from a kick from Sora, and Sora swung the keyblade right for Seto's face. Seto barely moved his head, then he grasped the broken sword part with the end of the blade on it, and thrust it into Sora's chest. Sora took a few steps backward, eyes wide. He looked down, grasped the broken sword, and pulled it out. Blood spilled forth, and Sora fell to his knees, eyes still wide. Seto walked around him, grasped the crystal, grabbed the two sword parts, and walked down the stairs, Sora still on his knees. Then Sora fell face first to the floor. Donald and Goofy came up at that moment, the sound of Seto's ship blasting off from outside.
Music fades out
"Sora! Sora!? Don't be dead! You can't be dead! Sora!? Soraaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!" cried Donald.
The scene changed back to Donald and Rai sitting in the ship. Rai was wide eyed, between horror and tradgedy.
"I-I never knew..."
"Now you do." said Donald simply.
Donald turned away, and the talking ceased. But Rai was almost positive that he heard sniffing, and he saw Donald's hands wipe something away from his face, what Rai thought to be tears.
"You did too." said Donald.
"Stop being stubborn, and just answer the question!" said Rai. Goofy turned over and snorted.
"Because... Well it's because..." Donald said, and then he gave a sigh. "Because it was like losing Sora all over again."
Rai stared at him. "What? But... Gramps just died of old age... that's not exactly losing him." said Rai.
"You don't... know?" said Donald softly.
"Know what?"
Donald sighed again. "Might as well tell you now, instead of waiting for your father to tell you. Well, to start off, Sora didn't die of old age. He..." Donald's voice caught. "He..."
"What? Donald, I didn't know you had a soft side." joked Rai.
"This ain't funny kid! What I'm trying to say is... Well, Sora, Riku, Goofy and I were on a mission to help save a planet called Earth. See, this Seto you fought is not as young as he appears. He's older than your parents. That's what he wanted from the world. It stopped him from physically getting any older. But that's not the point. As I was saying, we were on a mission to Earth..."
Donald's story is shown on the screen.
The scene looks like one from WWII, and Sora, Donald, and Goofy were crawling along on the battlefield.
"Donald!" hollered Sora over the sound of the battle going on around them. Sora is now in his mid-thirties. "Where's Riku!?"
"I don't know! I haven't seen him since the last bunker!" answered Donald.
"Look, I'm going in! The crystal is just beyond this hill, in the top and center of the tower! If I can get to it before Seto, we might have a chance!" yelled Sora.
"We're coming with you!" shouted Donald.
"No! Then we stand more chance of being seen and hit!" hollered Sora.
With that Sora leapt up and sprinted towards a now visible tower that was a couple yards in front of him. Suddenly, he found Heartless blocking the way, but he held up his hand while still running and shouted: "Thundaga!" The Heartless exploded from the searing thunderbolts, and Sora kept running. He ran into the tower, up several flights of stairs, and into a large, circular room. There in the center was a large crystal on a pedestal. But before he could get to it, he was thrown against the wall.
FFIX: Wicked Melody plays
Then Seto comes out from where the stairs ended, and he had a large sword, one the size of Sephiroth's. He was looking at the crystal with a funny gleam in his eyes, but Sora leapt up and cut a deep gash in his shoulder (the same one that Rai slashed later). Seto swirled around, bringing his sword with him, hoping to make short work of his attacker, but Sora brought the sword into a lock with his keyblade. Seto frowned with hate at him, and swung the sword several more times, Sora blocking them all. Then Seto stopped, and Sora took a mighty swing, cutting Seto's blade in two. Seto was flung to the floor from a kick from Sora, and Sora swung the keyblade right for Seto's face. Seto barely moved his head, then he grasped the broken sword part with the end of the blade on it, and thrust it into Sora's chest. Sora took a few steps backward, eyes wide. He looked down, grasped the broken sword, and pulled it out. Blood spilled forth, and Sora fell to his knees, eyes still wide. Seto walked around him, grasped the crystal, grabbed the two sword parts, and walked down the stairs, Sora still on his knees. Then Sora fell face first to the floor. Donald and Goofy came up at that moment, the sound of Seto's ship blasting off from outside.
Music fades out
"Sora! Sora!? Don't be dead! You can't be dead! Sora!? Soraaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!" cried Donald.
The scene changed back to Donald and Rai sitting in the ship. Rai was wide eyed, between horror and tradgedy.
"I-I never knew..."
"Now you do." said Donald simply.
Donald turned away, and the talking ceased. But Rai was almost positive that he heard sniffing, and he saw Donald's hands wipe something away from his face, what Rai thought to be tears.
